Workers' Compensation News
| Gupta Named Chief Deputy Commissioner | 04/23/2018 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 136 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 103 min read | |||
| Sumit Gupta, who has been deputy commissioner since 2014, has been named chief deputy commissioner of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the commission announced this week. Gupta has served in a number of roles at the...Read More | |||
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General Counsel to Take Over as Executive Director of Rating Bureau | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 284 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation and Inspection Bureau has appointed Paul G. Witko as executive director, effective May 1. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Increasing Death Benefits | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed into law a bill that increases death benefits, including a hike in maximum benefits to dependents, to $100,000 from $18,500. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Coverage Rules for LLC Owners | 04/13/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 190 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 55 min read | |||
| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that allows majority shareholders of corporations and limited liability companies to opt in to workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Names Two New Compensation Judges, Reappoints Six | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 175 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed six workers' compensation judges in Florida and named two new ones. ...Read More | |||
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Greg Farmer Joins Alternative Service Concepts in Irving | 04/04/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| Alternative Service Concepts, a national third-party claims administrator, has hired Greg Farmer as a national account executive in the company’s office in Irving, Texas. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Rate Deviation Bill; Amended LLC Bill Returns to House | 04/02/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 157 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a bill intended to clarify how workers’ compensation carriers can use the tiered-rating system lawmakers approved last year. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Signs PTSD Bill for First Responders | 03/29/2018 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 510 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 63 min read | |||
| Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed into law a measure that extends workers' compensation to first responders who've been traumatized by what they've experienced on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves PTSD Presumption, Repeal of Social Security Offset | 03/28/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 63 min read | |||
| Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee approved measures creating a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable condition for first responders, and eliminating a workers’ compensation benefit offset for those receiving Social Security retirement benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Signs Formulary, Late-Payment Bills | 03/28/2018 | ||
| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 681 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| Gov. Eric Holcomb this week signed two bills into law: one that creates a workers' compensation drug formulary aimed at curtailing the opioid crisis, and another that penalizes employers for late payments of benefits. ...Read More | |||
